A sign for the US fast food restaurant chain McDonald's is seen outside one of their restaurants in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, near Brussels, Belgium Nov 29, 2017. (Reuters file photo)KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian franchise of McDonald's Corp said it was "disappointed" with calls on social media to boycott the fast food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation to the United State's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. One user of Twitter Inc's microblogging platform, TheUsopIbrahim, stated without citing sources that US-headquartered McDonald's "channelled funds to Israel". McDonald's Malaysia, in a statement on Facebook Inc's social media platform on Saturday, said the chain does not support or engage in any political or religious conflicts. The Malaysian franchise also faced boycott calls in 2014 when social media posts alleged, without citing sources, that the restaurant chain was helping fund Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Source: Bangkok Post December 10, 2017 04:18 UTC